Sunday, October 15, 2017

I recently took the plunge into joining Get Messy Art Journal for their current season, the "Season of Connections." I had a really inspiring first two weeks. I'm excited to see where this journal is taking me. Here are some of things I made in my Connections journal so far...
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This spread was based on the idea of Connection & Disconnection within family.
This was extremely cathartic to make. I physically wrote text and wiped it away on the blue side.
This is not a portrait of anyone I know personally, It was inspired by a tutorial by @sasha_zeen on continuous line portraits. The other half of the spread (not pictured) features an illustration of a vampire squid and the words, "You've gotta swim."
This spread is based on how we used to communicate with the world, write a letter to someone. The letter I wrote is not a kind one and as you can see, I censored it. I really enjoyed how making this one was so simple. No five dollar bills were harmed in the making, I actually found that half of a five years ago and it's been kicking around in the bottom of my collage materials.
Thinking about the word "connections," I just really wanted to make some paper dolls.
Here is a detail from my mixed media self-portrait spread.
My eyes are closed and I don't think my hair is crazy enough. I wish I had that patterned shirt.
Hopefully, This motivation continues. What are you making this week?

Friday, August 11, 2017

I have had a productive creative year so far, I just have been terrible at updating this little blog of mine. Here is a drawing I made for someone about two weeks ago. I love making things that make people happy. I hope you make something great today!

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Sea Turtle Paper Dolls
Acrylic, Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ink and Paint Markers, Brads on Watercolor Paper.I'm slightly obsessed with making paper dolls right, I would not be surprised to see more coming out of my studio in the future.